The BBBA encourages energy efficiency and renewable energy while reforming fossil fuel leasing.Special attention is paid to vulnerable communities and to encourage domestic productionThe BBBA chooses incentives in the form of tax credits to promote renewable energy production rather than regulations.
The BBBA includes measures addressing road transport, shipping, aviation, rail, and cycling The emphasis is often on domestic manufacturing of technologies and vehicles Tens of billions will be spent on investments in addition to several tax credits to encourage the switch to cleaner transport
The Build Back Better Act represents the biggest effort to tackle the climate crisis in US history. In total, 550 billion USD is used for climate measures with almost 60% going towards clean energy tax credits.
What is President Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP)? A bipartisan group of senators worked on negotiating the infrastructure bill, which has several climate-related provisions. Read on for an explanation of the bill!
- Joe Biden made it clear throughout his campaign and after entering office that tackling the global climate crisis was a key focus for his government. - As president, he outlined a new approach to the climate crisis in an Executive Order released on January 27th. This established multiple new climate-related roles in the Executive Office of the President and integrated officials from other departments into the drive to curb environmental degradation. - In this article, Marion Willingam discusses what this means for the US’ renewed commitments to tackling the climate crisis.
This article examines the 30 by 30 target which forms part of President Biden’s plan to fight climate change and biodiversity loss. Challenges to this plan include representivity, climate and racial justice, private land ownership, politics and costs. Key aspects will be cooperation with key stakeholders, transparency, continuous government support beyond single presidential terms and funding.
Incoming President Biden enters office with an extensive Environmental Policy Platform, which through its many elements seeks to put the United States on the path to net zero emissions by the year 2050.
Incoming President Biden’s Climate Policy will have a big effect on the Climate Crisis, but faces significant opposition from within the US Government.